St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-03
Y. M. C. A. BANQUET.
A Nice supper, Good Speeches and a
Good Time.

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The Y. NJ. C. A. banquet in the assO
citation hall Friday evening was sue
cess. There were over 100 young mel
of the association present besides
number of the older ones. About
o'clock the hall was opened and dis
closed the tables with plates spreae
for $50 or more, very handsomely dec
GRATED with flowers and later on will
an excellent supper, prepared by thu
ladies of the Y. M. G.. A. auxiliary
The blessing was invoked by Rev. E
Il. Sanford. The supper was admir-
ably served and after it was Over
Franklin A. Dakin called the company
to order and then the intellectual part
of the program began. The tOasts and
the responses were worthy an extend
ed report but are necessarily con-
densed.
"The Association" was responded to
by President Putney, who extended to
all present a cordial welcome in behalf
of the st. Johnsbury association.
"The Village" was responded to by
Col. Franklin Fairbanks, president of
the village and also the first president
of the first Y. M. G.. A. in st. Johns
bury in 1857, which he recalled as
holding its meetings in what is now
the kitchen of the South church The
influence of this association, he said,
has helped to make st. JOhnsbury what
it is, and he urged the young men to
continue in the work.
"St. Jolnsbury in the War;" re-
spOnded to by Commanders. d. BlOd-
gett, who referred to the Christian
commission of war times as an out
growth of the Y. M. G. A, and that
since that time the associations have
carried on a blOOdIess war for the Mas
ter. Reference was also made to the
reciprocal feelings of friendship be-
tween the North and South and the
hopeful features of the relations be-
tween the two sections to-day.
"The Clergy" responded to by Rev.
G. M. LamsOn, who after some pleas
antries spoke briefly but earnestly ofthe
relations between the church and the
association, speaking of the latter as
the right hand of the church in it's
work, and emphasizing the fact that
the unity of the churches of to-day
might be and should be furthered by
fha UnrIy of tha aSSnoiotionS
"Our new Members" responded to
by DR.. II. L. Newell, who spoke of
some of the practical workings of the
Y. M. G. AIS, that not only look after
the young men but look them up, re-
ferring in conclusion to the privilege
as well as duty of all young men to
support the organization.
"Our Business Men," responded to
by c. G. Bingham, who said that there
was a destiny that shapes our ends, but
that there was difference in ends and
that great mistake was made i'm the
attempt to make over the business end
of business man into a speech-mak-
er. Mr.. Bingham then went ON to dem
! Onstrate that business man can make
good speech by making an admirable
one himself, expressing in conclusion
the desire that the business men of the
place might be more intimately iden-
tilted with the work of the association.
"The Bar" responded to by Judge
w. P. Smith, who, after humorous
illusions to some features of the Occa-
profession as one that had sent out
many noble and worthy men seven
teen out of twentytw presidents had
been lawyers, special mention bein G
made of Lincoln in that number. AS
in other professions there is a demand
for better men as lawyers and the bet
ter the man the better the lawyer.
"The TObOggan," brought James
Richie to his feet with the following
decidedly original poem:
Tobogganing
Toboggan slides we all know,
Are only built when there's plenty of snow.
Some are made by kind natures hand
But ours is built on Carpenters land.
1t stands erected forty feet high,
Down which the tobogganists swiftly fly;
Some with suits of blue and gold
Others whose suits are rusty and old.
To slide a toboggan Obi what fun,
Come let's get on, both old and young,
And down the chute at lightning speed
OH to slide a toboggan is fun indeed.
In behalf of the members wish to extend.
A cordial invitation for all to attend;
It's the latest popular amusement of the day
And surely oughtto be popular with the Y. NJ c. A
Another member of the legal pro-
fession was called up in the person OF
w. p. Stafford who, though laboring
under the disadvantage of being sur
prised, made a very happy response
referring to the feast of good things
and very felicitously recognizing the
ladies' auxiliary, to whom the com;
pany was indebted for the EVENING"
entertainment.
"Our Bankers" was responded to by
w. S. BOynton who, after referring t,
the two sides of banking life, TIN
bright side and the dark side, read tin
following poem:
5 They Never Would he Missed.
AS it very rarely happens that bankers griefs ar